Tuwu Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Tuwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan571:411,3113,177
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
China111:124,301,9616,553
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Tuwu (1,074) may also be a first name.

Tuwu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tuwu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Tuwu occurs in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuwu is the 1,882,912th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Tuwu are found; 70 percent are found in East Asia and 70 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 243,917th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 1,074 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 411,311. In Taiwan Tuwu is most numerous in: Tainan City, where 44 percent are found, Kaohsiung City, where 12 percent are found and Chiayi County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Taiwan Tuwu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and China, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuwuh89196/
Tuwau8931/
Tuwou8917/
Thuwu8912/
Touwu898/
Tauwu891/
Teuwu891/
Tauwou808/
Touwou803/
Touweu802/
Thuswu801/
Touwui801/
Teuwou801/
Tuwouh801/
Tauwus801/
Tubu751,299/
Tiwu75745/
Towu75128/
Tuvu7513/
Tauhwud736/
Touwoud731/
Tubau67900/
Tubui67227/
Tuvou67220/
Tubou6731/
Tuvut6725/
Tuvau6718/
Tiwuh6714/
Towui6713/
Tuvui6712/
Tuwoo6712/
Tywua6712/
Tuwoe677/
Tuvus677/
Toubu675/
Tubhu674/
Tiewu673/
Tuibu673/
Thuvu672/
Taubu672/
Tubeu671/
Teubu671/
Tuubu671/
Tutvu671/
Tuyvu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tuwu
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